577 CDUS43 KDMX 010642 CLIOTM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 132 AM CDT WED MAY 1 2013 ................................... ...THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2013... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2013 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 87 233 PM 95 1926 67 20 61 MINIMUM 62 1159 PM 27 1908 45 17 47 AVERAGE 75 56 19 54 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.39 1997 0.14 -0.14 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 8.59 3.40 5.19 4.04 SINCE MAR 1 10.61 5.64 4.97 6.34 SINCE JAN 1 13.94 7.82 6.12 8.48 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 9 -9 11 MONTH TO DATE 522 435 87 358 SINCE MAR 1 1533 1245 288 739 SINCE JUL 1 6060 6130 -70 4959 COOLING YESTERDAY 10 1 9 0 MONTH TO DATE 12 10 2 12 SINCE MAR 1 12 11 1 44 SINCE JAN 1 12 11 1 44 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 60 1100 PM LOWEST 25 200 PM AVERAGE 43 .......................................................... THE OTTUMWA IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 97 1926 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 32 1966 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 1 2013...........SUNRISE 607 AM CDT SUNSET 807 PM CDT MAY 2 2013...........SUNRISE 606 AM CDT SUNSET 808 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$